Categories
In Aristotle book of Categories, Aristotle logically introduced all of being into ten categories . The first categories being substance, and we can’t start our first category without mentioning substance. Aristotle consider the other nine as, quantity, quality, relation, action, passion, place, position, possession, and time. Substance can at a basic level be a thing of certain Kind. Aristotle developed the theory of substance based on two aspects, primary and secondary. Primary substance bing are unique in that they are independent, and secondary substance are defined as class or subjects of which primary substances are members.
On the other hand, it is impossible to speak of the other nine categories without being in relation to the first category, substance. Substance is a major role in the existence of the secondary nine categories. In other way the secondary substance depend on primary substance.
For better understanding of the categories, one can elaborate on the use of an example to demonstrate the application of the categories. An example would be a box (substance)Four sides(quantity) wood(quality) four feet from the ground (relation) yesterday at 5.00(time) In conclusion, based on Aristotle individual things are never predicated and universals are not individuals.
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